Youth sports: Should kids play down an age group if they are not ready?

2:28 PM,
Sep. 8, 2013

Written by

Tom Kuyper

Can we ever "fudge" on a rule that was set by a youth sports league when it comes to putting kids in the correct age group?

The sad truth is that league officials have had to become rigid and not flexible in allowing kids to play "down" because of the abuse we have seen to gain an unfair advantage. Yes it is true that kids and parents lie about how old their child is so that they can "dominate" in a youth sports league; 10 year olds playing in an eight-year-old division. We have all witnessed this.

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